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Religious Education |
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (for non-Muslims) CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
| GRADE/YEAR |
KEY AREAS OF STUDY |
| KG1/Reception Year |
Harvest Festivals, The Friends of Jesus, Noah's ark. |
| KG2/Year1 |
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELONG?-Initiation/Belonging to Islam, Belonging to other religions, BELONGING IN CHRISTIANITY?-How Christians show they belong , Baptism, John the Baptist, CELEBRATIONS-The Christmas story, The three wise men, BELIEFS AND PRACTICE-Artifacts HOW DO JEWISH PEOPLE EXPRESS THEIR BELIEFS?- Shabbat, The Hanukah, Passover, Moses and the burning bush, The Ten Commandments, WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM VISITING A CHURCH?-The church. |
| Grade1/Year2 |
WHAT IS THE TORAH AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO JEWISH PEOPLE?-The Torah, The Torah scrolls/the Bible, Joseph, The synagogue, Simchat Torah, WHY DID JESUS TELL STORIES?-The prodigal son, The tax Collector/Zacchaeus, The sower, CELEBRATIONS-Celebrations/food, Shavuot, Purim, Celebrating Purim, VISITING A PLACE OF WORSHIP-People/artifacts within the holy places of prayer, Dress/behaviour in the holy places of prayer. |
| Grade2/Year3 |
WHAT DO SIGNS AND SYMBOLS MEAN IN RELIGION?-Noah's ark, Seder meal, Metaphors, God, Symbols in a church, DO WE KNOW ABOUT JESUS?-Jesus, What was Jesus like?, WHAT IS THE BIBLE AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR CHRISTIANS?- Mary Jones, Old Testament/New Testament, Bible writing, WHAT IS FAITH AND WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?-Hagar, Sarah, Abraham. |
| Grade3/Year4 |
Beliefs in God, CELEBRATIONS: CHRISTMAS JOURNEYS-Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph, The shepherds/The three wise men, Herod, WHY IS EASTER IMPORTANT FOR CHRISTIANS?-Palm Sunday, The Last Supper, Gethsemane, The Crucifixion, EASTER morning, WHAT RELIGIONS ARE REPRESENTED in OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD?-Religious groups, WHAT IS religion? |
| Grade4/Year5 |
WHY IS MUHAMMAD (PBUH) IMPORTANT TO MUSLIMS?-Muhammad (pbuh), The Shahadah, The Hadith, Religious leaders, HOW DO MUSLIMS EXPRESS THEIR BELIEFS THROUGH PRACTICES?-The Qur'an, Salah, Zakah, The Hajj, WHERE DID THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE COME FROM?-The Bible, Biblical texts, Adam and Eve, HOW DO THE BELIEFS OF CHRISTIANS INFLUENCE THEIR ACTIONS?-Moral dilemmas, The Good Samaritan, Papa Panov, Forgiveness, Teachings of Jesus. |
| Grade5/Year6 |
WORSHIP AND COMMUNITY-Artefacts/worship, Prayer/worship, Community membership,WHAT IS THE MOSQUE'S ROLE?-The mosque in the community, Areas of the mosque, WHY ARE SACRED TEXTS IMPORTANT? How are the texts relevant?, WHY IS THE QUR'AN IMPORTANT TO MUSLIMS?-The Qur'an, RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS-Church types, Expressing belief, Artefacts/parts of a church, EXPRESSING FAITH THROUGH ART-Vestments, Art in Islam, Religious stories. |
| Grade 6/Year 7 |
WHERE IS GOD?- existence through religious experience. WHAT DOES CHRISTIAN JUSTICE MEAN?- the influence of world religious leaders, teachings of Jesus and St Paul. THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF A RELIGIOUS FIGURE- select, record and evaluate and present information. RELIGION AND ENVIRONMENT- approaches of different religions to issues of conservation and stewardship. |
| Grade 7/Year 8 |
JESUS' INCARNATION- the celebrations of Jesus' life. THE RESURRECTION- the meaning of Easter. BELIEFS AND PRACTICE- how religious belief informs religious practice, symbols. |
| Grade 8/Year 9 |
PLACES OF WORSHIP- the importance of a place of worship to people today, visiting places of worship. RITES OF PASSAGE- how the world's religions mark special occasions throughout peoples live with ceremonies. SCIENCE AND RELIGION- are they in conflict or do they aid each other? WHY DO WE SUFFER?- fundamental questions. SPECIAL PLACES- Jerusalem, peace, harmony, coexistence, tolerance, inter-faith issues. |
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